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Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open.
@bdp24 Well, share the Decca notes, man! Which way did he go on 'load the Decca with 33k or 1 meg'? 
New Cartridge Suggestions
OP doesn't seem to say what his table and arm are but the SS Otello appears to be a high compliance cartridge. 
Amsued To Death - Roger Waters CD
Don't forget the whole side of Rog on When the Wind Blows. One of the most terrifying pieces ever recorded. (Soundtrack). 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
LOL. Keep 'em coming. Love hearing these.The truth is that a great table and arm will make inexpensive cartridges sing.  
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
I listened to the track on Tidal and the tweets are NOT there. I think it's his phone! 
New Cartridge Suggestions
Nagaoka MP200 - smooth, warmish and tight Ortofon 2M Blue - detailed and coolerAudio Technica VM750SH - in between! 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
I have an old Valhalla LP12 and yes, it is very musical. Compared with my 401, it is all over the place unfortunately. However maybe it's not set up right I dunno. But I did hear a VPI Scout once and thought it was very dull and grey. The VPI 40th... 
Hear my Cartridges....🎶
From a quick listen on phone speaker.MC is lush, sweet, detailed, and colored.MM is clear, neutral, spacious, easy to follow. 
Help with some Vintage gear???
@lewm  Here 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Whoopycat, you wouldn't know a good sound if it... hang on, only kidding!Actually totally agree. Records are a drag but I've only been moved to tears by vinyl. Maybe it was all the surface noise! 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
An artist whom I know remastered the back catalog of a life’s work. You can now hear a brushed cymbal out of a dark grey background, a vocal rasp separated from a concurrent hand clap. It’s all very quiet, and delineated. And eerie, as if there is... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
When it comes to appreciating the apogee of audio reproduction with a fine recording upon the turntable, and the denigration of that moment by those who have never experienced it, this quote comes to mind: "Every man takes the limits of their own ... 
Need help deciding what preamp to go with my setup
The Akai? Why bother? Hashy transistor sound.The Denon... hmmm, much the same. It's digital.The PS Audio - Why? It’s balanced, relatively expensive...The Yamaha - suits the rig you’ve got and you can defeat all the sound effect tone controls.Frank... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
I think you need something more rad but easier. 1. If funds are an issue, get an Ortofon 2M Blue and a Music Hall Mini phono amp ($80 online). If funds are less of an issue, Ortofon Black and a decent tube phono amp or preamp with phono and lose t... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
And then there is the phono amp...